Terminology Cloud based- Used to describe a service which is hosted in the Internet, rather than you having a physical
device CCOTC- Community College Open Textbook Collaborative Consortium-An association, typically of business companies Deep-linking- links online that by pass a websites homepage Digital Rights Management Software- Software that enables users to limit use of digital content, could be useful if we create and distribute our own e-textbooks Desktop- Denoting a piece of equipment, such as a microcomputer, suitable for use at an ordinary desk Distance Learning Courses- an option different from the traditional classroom, takes place when space, time or both separate the teacher and the learner E-reader- Electronic Reader- is a device for reading content, such as e-books, newspapers and documents. A standalone e-reader typically has wireless connectivity for downloading content and conducting other Web-based tasks. Popular dedicated e-readers include Amazon's Kindle and Sony Reader E-textbook- Electronic textbook- Is the electronic counterpart of a printed book, which can be viewed on a desktop computer, laptop, smartphone or e-book reader. Flipping a classroom- an evolving teaching method Framing- coding a word or an image so that it will connect to another website when the user clicks on it. Information linked from a website is imported into the original page and displayed in a special frame (not the site that it appears in.) Inlining- Also known as mirroring which is a process of incorporating a graphic file from one website onto another website. IS Independent Study- is a student-initiated experience planned to permit Undergraduate
students to pursue an area of interest in nursing with the guidance of a faculty preceptor
ISKME- Institute for the study of Knowledge Management in Education Liquid textbook- allows chunking chapters from different authors together MOOCs- Massively Open Online Courses
Netbook- A small laptop computer that is smaller than a notebook, designed primarily for
accessing Internet-based applications.
OCW Open Courseware- are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public
domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use or repurposing by others.
OER Open Educational Resources- Open educational resources include full courses, course materials,
modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge
Open- in open content refers to granting of copyright permissions above and beyond those offered by standard copyright law. Allowed to use in more ways than normally permitted under the law, at no cost to user. (Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute) Open Textbook- is a textbook that is free for anyone to use, reuse and redistribute POD Print on Demand-is a printing technology and business process in which new copies of a book (or
other document) are not printed until an order has been received (which means books can be printed one at a time).
Smart Phone- A cellular telephone with built-in applications and internet access. Tablet computer- A general-purpose computer contained in a single panel, distinguishing
feature is a touch screen. E.g. an I-pad Textbook Adoption- the selection of the book by an instructor as an official resource for a course
